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This is a very common thing to feel! I play guitar and my dad is always going on about me 'playing him a song' or taking my guitar to a family gathering and I couldn't think of anything more uncomfortable. It has a different, less intense feel when playing for a crowd, especially when in a proper venue and amongst strangers or people who know you less well. It's natural.

Yes. I recently published a book and I'm totally fine with everybody reading it. I'm really worried though what my close family/friends would think.

I guess it's because strangers; you'll never see them again and they don't have a chance to judge you since they're a large group. When it's family or a small audience, your family will see you everyday and they will most likely remember it, while small audiences are really easy for you to focus on, plus they can talk to you after-show or something.

This si the logical explanation that I (among a few of my friends) found that applies onto us; I hope I was of help!

I know a lot of actors, and all of them hate performing in front of just a few people and most won't even rehearse in front of their families!
But they're all perfectly happy performing in front of audiences of hundreds or even thousands.

I have run into to that when conducting training, which I suppose is a type of performance. When practicing in front of peers I have found myself much more conscious of any perceived mistakes I might make. I think the difference is in how much the opinion of the audience matters to the performer.